concomitance
Americannoun
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the quality or relation of being concomitant.
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Roman Catholic Church. the coexistence of the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharistic bread.
noun
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existence or occurrence together or in connection with another
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a thing that exists in connection with another
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Christian theol the doctrine that the body and blood of Christ are present in the Eucharist
Etymology
Origin of concomitance
From the Medieval Latin word concomitantia, dating back to 1525–35. See concomitant, -ance
Example Sentences
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That which we call "explanation" of natural process is, in fact, in all cases, merely a finer analysis of concomitance or sequence, or the analysis of some new phase of it.
From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Williams, C. M.
Yet we must know that there is something of Christ in this sacrament in a twofold manner: first, as it were, by the power of the sacrament; secondly, from natural concomitance.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
And therefore had this sacrament been celebrated during those three days when He was dead, the soul of Christ would not have been there, neither by the power of the sacrament, nor from real concomitance.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
But from natural concomitance there is also in this sacrament that which is really united with that thing wherein the aforesaid conversion is terminated.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
First, concomitance is an accomplished fact, and we may consider it as an organic manifestation parallel to that of the mind.
From Essay on the Creative Imagination by Baron, Albert Heyem Nachmen
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